July 11, 1996August 2, 2026

EXH AR037736: Puget Sound Regional Council Resolution A-96-02 Amending the 1995 Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Long-Term Commercial Air Transportation Capacity

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Resolution A-96-02 adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) General Assembly on July 11, 1996, amending the 1995 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) to include plans for a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with additional noise reduction measures. References Resolution A-93-03, Expert Arbitration Panel on Demand/System Management and Noise, Flight Plan and Master Plan Update Environmental Impact Statements, VISION 2020, and the 1988 Interim Regional Airport System Plan (RASP). Signed by Pierce County Executive Doug Sutherland as PSRC President and Executive Director Mary McCumber. Attachment A details amendments to MTP Chapter 5 Aviation Program, pages 69-72, covering the Sea-Tac third runway conditions including Port of Seattle and FAA environmental impact review and permitting requirements.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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